Zhao Xiao looked at the Relief Lord in his hand and was silent.

After a night of talking with Liang Tao, Zhao Xiao did not immediately decide to assist the other party. But Liang Guoshi was still very generous, and gave Xie Weijue to Zhao Huang, and then asked Jiang Ru to send him back to Dongshengdu.

"What do you think?" Zhao Xiao secretly talked to Ling Xiao: "Is Liang Tao's words credible? ”

"What do you mean by credible?" Ling Xiao asked rhetorically: "I'm not Liang Tao, how do I know if he deliberately concealed the truth." ”

Zhao Xiao said: "I don't think there is any need for him to lie to me in the matter of the Dao Kingdom of the world. Just now, I made a little deduction in my heart, By arranging mandalas in the spiritual acupoints of various blessed places in the country, using the leylines to connect the qi machine, and then using the magic power of the Dao Immortal Family to impeach and summon ghosts and gods and prohibit spirits, it is indeed very possible to do it.

In fact, the celebrants of the Tianxia Dynasty were originally selected from the temples of the shrines and shrines in various places. Now Liang Tao is the opposite, planning to assign the disciples and successors of the disciples who confer the practice to various Jingtan administrative offices, just like Cao Zuo, an official sent by the imperial court to various counties and counties.

And after Hua Xu Guo set up the system of pavilions, he did make a similar attempt, intending to let the monks of the pavilion take up the position. At first, it was for the monks of the pavilion to deal with the local disasters and evil spirits, and later they simply appointed local civilians, Luo Xixian is an example. ”

"When you say this, you are not saying it, but adding a fixed opinion." Ling Xiao reminded: "What Liang Tao said to you is to the point of your knowledge, experience, thoughts and thoughts, and make you believe that he is planning with his heart. When it comes to scheming, he's smarter than you. ”

Zhao Xiao hurriedly asked: "In other words, what ulterior conspiracy does Liang Tao really have?" ”

"Why do you have to make such assumptions?" Ling Xiao said.

Zhao Xiao sighed in his heart: "I can't believe Liang Tao, what kind of human Dao country, setting up Jing and establishing governance, and redefining the number of qi, these things are not like Liang Tao's sincerity." When you were in Starfall County, you said that he despised human life, and I don't think he would think about the good and the bad of the people. What's more, he also took out Qingya Zhenjun to talk about things, isn't he sure that I can't verify the truth of the matter? ”

"I don't think so." Lingxiao said: "Liang Tao has great ambitions, which is not contrary to his contempt for human life. Rather, in his mind, the common people are just bricks and stones used to create a human kingdom.

He did not regard human life as useless, but rather regarded mortals as food for future achievements, using them when they are useful and discarding them when they are useless. If it is said that Liang Tao has concealed something, it should be true. Based on what I know now, I can roughly deduce Liang Tao's true intentions. ”

"What intentions?" Zhao Xiao came to be interested.

"Liang Tao is not satisfied with achieving the Immortal Dao, but also ascends to the Divine Dao Throne." Ling Xiao said: "If you think about it, Liang Tao wants you to set up a ritual ceremony, but who is the person who practices the law?" ”

"It can only be Liang Tao himself." Zhao replied.

Ling Xiao also said: "These rituals and rituals are connected with the mandalas in various parts of Huaxu Kingdom, reaching the cave heaven and the earth veins below, and when Liang Tao's practice is complete, it will also be the moment when he achieves the immortal path." However, at that time, Liang Tao could not only dominate the Dongtian Immortal Realm, but also become the supreme ghost god of Huaxu Kingdom.

And with the magic of the connection between the cave and the blessed earth, most of the collapsed Qingya fairyland will be restored, and even replace the Qingya Zhenjun, redefine the law of the cave, open up the palace, and ignite a new group of immortal officials. In the future world of Taoism, the monks gave the cultivation of the truth, all of whom were disciples of Liang Tao's lineage, and all kinds of ghosts, gods and spirits were also in the middle of the world.

At that time, the incense worship of the Dao Kingdom must be dominated by Liang Tao, whose people are also immortals and gods, and the mana is deep and wide, and the Dao Kingdom in the world will become his private property, which is the foundation of his annexation of Kunlun Continent. ”

"Wait, he still plans to occupy the entire Kunlun Continent?" Zhao Xiao was taken aback.

Ling Xiao asked rhetorically: "Don't you also think that he didn't create the Dao Kingdom of the World for the sake of the well-being of the common people?" Liang Tao's plans are very big, and it may be difficult to satisfy a mere Huaxu country. What's more, Qingya Zhenjun was defeated by the evil god outside the sky, and Liang Tao dominated the cave sky, so he should consider his future situation. This move of the Dao Kingdom of the Human World is also to prepare for the fierce war in the future, in case of a strong enemy outside the heavens, the incense faith power of the human world will become an inexhaustible mana. ”

When Zhao Xiao heard this, his heart was complicated. The future of Lingxiao's deduction is indeed very much in line with Zhao Xiao's view of Liang Tao, this person has great desires, extremely high vision, looks at the world everywhere and is stupid, and indeed despises the lives of mortals, but he also regards Huaxu Kingdom as the foundation of future achievements, and does not allow foreign enemies to touch it.

Such a person can't expect him to give up his dusty labor, Liang Tao can't even talk about being involved in earthly fate, but he himself takes the initiative to get involved and spares no effort to participate in it.

Thinking about it carefully, with Liang Tao's cultivation that is almost immortal, what else can linger in his heart? Even in Zhao Xiao's view, the unimaginably powerful evil god outside the sky, Liang Tao can plan in the earthly world, and actively prepare for countermeasures, without the slightest panic, all kinds of things in the past, not to mention having hardships and having to do it as a last resort.

This can no longer be explained by the calmness and calmness of mortals, but the realm of immortals that is vast and adaptable to things. It's just that for others, the blessing and the curse are unpredictable.

"Do I want to promise Liang Tao?" Zhao Xiao asked in his heart.

Lingxiao asked rhetorically, "Do you think you have the right to refuse?" ”

Zhao Xiao looked at the Jie Wei Jue in his hand and sighed: "It seems unlikely." Liang Tao rarely released kindness, if I refuse again, I am afraid that he will do it directly, whether it is soul searching or torture, it is estimated that he will not be stingy with torture methods. ”

Lingxiao said, "Actually, I want you to agree." The so-called words and deeds, sometimes just listening to me, you may not be able to understand the metaphysics. If you follow Liang Tao, you can learn more. ”

"With Liang Tao, it is inevitable that I will feel uncomfortable." Zhao Xiao sighed, and then looked at Jiang Ru, who was also in the carriage.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ru asked.

"Liang ...... The National Teacher seems to value you very much? Zhao Xiao said.

Jiang Ru lowered her head: "You also saw it, I'm just doing some small things to usher in and deliver news." ”

"Do you know the purpose of the National Teacher to come to me this time?" Zhao Xiao asked.

Jiang Ru shook his head lightly: "The first seat has never made it clear to me, and I won't inquire about it...... If it's a secret, don't tell me about it. ”

Zhao Xiao raised his eyebrows: "You're ...... A lot has changed. ”

Jiang Ru smiled slightly: "After experiencing so many things in Xingluo County, anyone will change." ”

……

When Zhao Huang returned to Jinding Division, he happened to see Zhang Duanjing and Anyang Hou coming head-on.

"Nephew! Why did you leave with the woman of Chongxuan Pavilion? An Yanghou looked angry: "Do you know how worried we are? ”

Zhao Xiao bowed down and apologized: "I know that I was wrong. ”

Anyang Hou said earnestly: "Uncle Shi understands, it must be that Liang Guoshi who sent a demon girl to bewitch you." But you are not such an ignorant mortal, you have magic to protect yourself, don't be a prodigal just after being knighted. Walking in the capital, you should be cautious! ”

"I remember." Zhao Xiao lowered his head and replied.

Zhang Duanjing looked serious: "The first time is ignorance, and the second offense is deliberate." You have had previous experiences, and you should know that the situation in the capital is complicated, but you have repeatedly interacted with Chongxuan Pavilion, what is the reason? ”

Zhao Xiao bowed his head and was silent, and Anyang Hou stomped his feet and said, "You said it, nephew!" If you're struggling, we've got you covered. If you don't talk like this, we can't help if we want to! ”

"It seems that you are unrepentant." Zhang Duanjing's hand shook, and he threw out a magic ruler engraved with a spell on all sides of his sleeve: "Your grandfather entrusted me before he died, if you make a mistake in the future, you can use this square ruler to punish you." ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Duanjing flicked the ruler with his fingers, making a dull sound, but there were bursts of thunder echoing around him, making people inexplicably frightened.

Zhao Xiao bowed his head and couldn't stand it, and Anyang Hou hurriedly stopped the two of them when he saw this: "Zhang Gong is angry!" The nephew is just young and vigorous, and he is usually busy with official duties in Jinding Division, and has almost no time to play and feast. Later, he was almost assassinated by the spies of Jiuli Kingdom, and it was inevitable that his mind was fluctuating, and his words and deeds were slightly out of line. Those of us who are elders can just scold us for two sentences, and the punishment is inconvenient to be too severe. ”

"I think he's fascinated by a demon girl." Zhang Duanjing raised the ruler and pointed directly at Zhao Xiao: "Before the square ruler, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Xiao still refused to open his mouth, Anyang Hou said anxiously: "Did Liang Tao force you to issue some poisonous curse?" Did he do something to you? ”

Zhang Duanjing said to Anyang Hou: "Please also ask Hou Ye to recuse himself, I will punish him." ”

Anyang Hou saw the spell on the ruler glowing, he felt helpless, looked at Zhao Xiao's gaze and could not hide his disappointment, sighed heavily and turned to leave the courtyard.

The master and apprentice stood in the courtyard, relatively speechless. After a while, Zhang Duanjing raised his sleeves to perform the technique, isolating the sound inside and outside the courtyard.

"How? Now Ken said? Zhang Duanjing retracted the magic ruler, and the previous compelling momentum disappeared immediately.

"Thank you, teacher, for covering up for me." Zhao Xiao saluted.

"Liang Tao must have a plan for his dealings with you." Zhang Duanjing motioned for Zhao Xiao to sit on the stone bench in the courtyard: "With your habits, if you have nothing to say, there will be a lot of prevarication and explanation in the face of accusation, which makes it impossible to hold people accountable." If there is something important, it will be silent. ”

Zhao Xiao smiled: "Isn't this exactly what you taught, teacher?" ”

"Don't be idle." Zhang Duanjing didn't smile: "Liang Tao asked people to look for you three times and twice, and anyone can see that he attaches great importance to you." ”

"Liang Guoshi wants me to help him do a ritual ceremony." Zhao Xiao said.

Zhang Duanjing frowned and said, "With his cultivation and the immortal inheritance of the Chongxuan Pavilion, it seems that there is no such need. ”

He ...... I don't know where to start. Zhao Xiao let out a sigh, Liang Tao's grand cause of the Dao Kingdom in the world, he still feels incredible.

"Let's start at the beginning." Zhang Duanjing said.

Zhao Xiao nodded, roughly relaying the long conversation he had with Liang Tao all night, and also mentioned that Liang Tao intended to let him inform Zhang Duanjing of the matter.

After listening to Zhao Xiao's relay, Zhang Duanjing closed his eyes and thought for a long time before asking, "What do you think?" ”

"Huh? What do you think? Zhao Xiao asked.

"Liang Tao personally found you, which shows that he attaches great importance to the matter of the Dao Kingdom in the world." Zhang Duanjing said: "I noticed that there was a trace of fairy spirit on you, and I thought it was a gift from him." ”

Zhao Xiao didn't dare to hide it, and took out the three-legged wine jue in his arms: "The name of this thing is called Xie Weijue, which was originally a family heirloom treasure of He Dangguan, and later fell into the hands of the Zheng family of Jiujiang, and Zheng Yulou handed it over to Liang Guoshi. ”

"Everything you want is known to Liang Tao." Zhang Duanjing said.

Zhao Xiao asked rhetorically: "Teacher, what secrets can I hide in front of Liang Guoshi?" ”

When he said this, Zhao Xiao was still a little lucky, although Liang Tao's cultivation was high, he was not aware of the existence of the spirit flute.

"But you didn't refuse Liang Tao's gift to Jie Weijue." Zhang Duanjing asked: "You don't seem to have any objection to what he said. ”

Zhao Xiao thought for a long time, and did not answer directly, but asked, "Teacher, what did we see on the way to Dongshengdu?" ”

Zhang Duanjing replied: "The strong and arrogant, the relatives merge, the people are poor and weak, and they rent out the endowment, so that the acres of land and counties and pavilions are all over the city. ”

"That's right, I've come all the way, and I found that after Shouyang killed the soldiers, the country's affairs and people's livelihood have not improved." Zhao Xiao sighed: "Teacher, do you still remember the incident in Chengyang County? Wang Miaoshou colluded with demons and evil spirits, and the reason was nothing more than the encroachment of several veterans' settled land by local large households. The reason for the great prosperity of bandits in Xingluo County is that the local officials do not care about the people's power and plundered the wealth.

During my time in Dongshengdu, I learned a lot of things. So he made a statement in front of the lord of the country, hoping to suspend the hardships of the people's livelihood, but the result was unsatisfactory...... Teacher, am I too naïve? ”

"You've got that, that's good." Zhang Duanjing rarely praised it: "It is ordinary that things are unsatisfactory in the world." It's just that when you talk about this now, don't you think that Liang Tao's human Dao country can change the difficulties of people's livelihood? ”

"I'm just not sure." Zhao Xiao supported his forehead with his hand: "Don't say anything else, if Liang Guoshi soars and leaves, he will abandon the world, and Huaxu Kingdom will be equivalent to one less pillar and pillar." In the future, when war resumes, no one can guarantee that they will be able to resist a strong enemy.

The Dao Kingdom in the world may not be able to reverse the state affairs and people's livelihood, but to create the Dao Kingdom, it is not to rely on the code system, let alone change the dynasty, but to lay out a scientific ritual covering the entire Huaxu Kingdom, so as to dominate all the ghosts and spirits in the country, and instigate the qi of the five elements of yin and yang.

Teacher, you also know that this is the pursuit of the Tianxia Dynasty Praise Officer. As the so-called - the qi of the emperor is born in the next place, the qi of the earth is raised, the qi of the five elements is combined, and the qi of the four seasons is harmonious. If you can gather the strength of a country with scientific rituals and rituals, not to mention conquering the world, at least you can ensure that the people of one side can live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"Don't forget, the person who will preside over this ritual in the future is not you, but Liang Tao." Zhang Duanjing reminded: "What will be the consequences of his ascending to the throne with this law?" ”

Zhao Xiao asked: "Teacher, isn't it just that we cultivate immortals and learn the Tao in order to finally abandon the world and watch the lives of the world in misery?" Liang Guoshi may not have good intentions, but once such rituals and rituals are launched, the Dao Kingdom of the Human World will share his weal and woe and breathe together. ”

"With its selfishness, it becomes its selflessness." Zhang Duanjing looked at Zhao Xiao: "But do you know that this move is to entrust the people of Huaxu Kingdom to Liang Tao alone." If there is a loss, the people will suffer. ”